GIRDLED SNAILS
SNAILIENS
Welsh schoolchildren are being asked to get involved in a spot of field research by the Schools and Community Agenda 21 Network (SCAN), which is run by the National Museum of Wales. Equipped with search packs, the young researchers are being asked to check their backyards for “alien invaders”.
The alien invaders are, in fact, girdled snails (hygromia cinctella), which originally come from the Mediterranean. The snails have been popping up in Wales for a number of years now and SCAN are hoping that, with the help of schools and pupils, they will be able to get a better understanding of their movement patterns.
Girdled snails are not native to the UK and environmentalists believe that their appearance here is an indication of climate change, caused by global warming. Sightings have been reported in many areas of Wales and also in parts of England.
Girdled snails are smaller than a 5p piece with an almost triangular shaped shell coming to a point. They are usually brown in colour with a ridge around the middle of the shell which can be felt. They are often confused with young banded snails which do not always have a band.

Ref No: 1082

(Source: icwales)
12th March 2004

Written By: Steve Jones

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Welshpool
EAGLE OWL
Eagle Owl Missing in Welshpool
Oliver, a 4 year-old European eagle owl, disappearedhis garden perch in Welshpool, leaving behind his mate, Barabara. His owner Bob Jones said that he could not have gone far as he is over flying weight. He believes that Oliver was stolen. There was no evidence that the bird had bitten through his tether but none of the other eight birds (three European Eagle Owls, Two Barn Owls, Two Harris Hawks and a British Buzzard) in the garden were touched. Oliver is microchipped. Anyone who spots Oliver can contact PC Carl Danson at Dyfed-Powys Police on 01938 552345.

(Source: BBC News 25th May 2004)

Contributed By Lisa Willow, 25/05/04
Writen By Paul Williams 16/08/04, http://wehrwulf.fcpages.com

File: 2004-165
Ref No: 1253

UPDATE
Missing Owl Sighted
A resident of Leighton, about a mile from the home of the missing owl Oliver
claims to have seen him. Owner, Mr Jones, thinks that the chances of
finding Ollie are slim but a lot of people are looking for him.

(Source: Shropshire Star 26th May 2004)

Contributed By Lisa Willow, 29/05/04
Writen By Paul Williams 16/08/04, http://wehrwulf.fcpages.com

File: 2004-165
Ref No: 1258

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